Mission Statement
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
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We had our Fundraising Golf Tournament at Greenbrier Country Club on Monday, September 18, 2023. Thank
you to all of the golfers, sponsors, volunteers, athletes and gift donors that made our 2023 Golf Tournament a wonderful success.
We really appreciate the community support and the generous donations to our sports programs! Here are some highlight of the
day and another thank you to our fabulous sponsors.   Our Fall Sports Programs begin in late August and will continue through the
Fall Virginia State Games which will be held in Virginia Beach on November 4 and 5. We have programs in Bowling, Soccer,
Golf, Flag Football and Cheering. The athletes have been having a wonderful time learning new skills and sportsmanship.
Here are a few photos from recent events.        67 CHESAPEAKE ATHLETES Team members took the PLUNGE on Feb 4, 2023  Thank you to all of our athletes, parents, coaches
and partners who came out to plunge through the 35 degree cold air and into the ocean. The Chesapeake Athletes Team
raised over $34,000 and Team Johnathan raised over $13,000. We want to thank all of our generous donors and
the sponsors of our colorful t-shirt this year: Armada Hoffler, Bubbas 33, Chesapeake Machine Works, Courthouse Cafe and MSP! We had a fabulous time being together and "Freezing for a
Reason". The Polar
Plunge is Special Olympics Virginia's largest fundraiser,
attracting more than 10,000 people to the oceanfront in February. The fundraising done at this event pays for most of the expenses of
our program - which is free to all athletes. Our Chesapeake program costs over $40,000 a year for uniforms, entry fees for local and statewide competitions, facility fees, travel expenses including van
rental, gasoline, meals, and housing.
Join our Chesapeake sports program as an Athlete or Volunteer. We invite you to volunteer with our program. If you are interested please go to the volunteer page and fill out the appropriate forms. If you have questions contact Sherry York at 4yorkfamily4@cox.net If you have an athlete that would like to join our program and participate in a sport please go to the athlete page and review the information. You need to have your medical completed prior to joining an activity in our program. If you have questions about the medical form contact Partice
Dykes at patrice.sochesapeake@gmail.com If you are a current athlete your medical needs to be updated every three
years. If you are going to the doctor be sure to check to see if your medical needs to be updated. This is the updated medical form your doctor needs to fill out. Chesapeake Monthly Council Meetings We welcome all parents and volunteers to join us at our monthly council meetings. It
is your chance to share suggestions with us and help us build a stronger program for our athletes. Our next Council Meeting
is on Tuesday, October 3 at 6:30 pm. We are having Zoom meetings so if you would like to attend email Sherry
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Special Olympics Virginia . Chesapeake . Area 2
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